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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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